Romans 10–11

10Brethren, ^amy heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. ²For I bear them record ^bthat they have a zeal of God, but ^cnot according to knowledge. ³For they being ignorant of ^dGod’s righteousness, and going about to establish ^dtheir own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. ⁴For ^eChrist is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. ⁵For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That ^fthe man which doeth those things shall live by them. ⁶But ^dthe righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, ^gSay not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, ^hto bring Christ down from above:) ⁷Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) ⁸But what saith it? ⁱThe word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; ⁹That if thou shalt ^kconfess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt ^lbelieve in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹For ^llthe scripture saith, ^mWhosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. ¹²For ⁿthere is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for ^othe same Lord over all is ^prich unto all that call upon him. ¹³For ^qwhosoever shall ^rcall upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. ¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear ^swithout a preacher? ¹⁵And how shall they preach, except ^tthey be sent? as it is written, ^uHow beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! ¹⁶But ^xthey have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, ^ywho hath believed ^†our ^||zreport? ¹⁷So then faith cometh by ^zhearing, and ^zhearing by the word of God. ¹⁸But I say, Have they not heard? ^aYes verily, ^btheir sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. ¹⁹But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, ^cI will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a ^dfoolish nation I will anger you. ²⁰But Esaias is very bold, and saith, ^eI was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. ²¹But to Israel he saith, ^fAll day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

11I say then, ^aHath God cast away his people? ^bGod forbid. For ^cdI also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of ^dthe tribe of Benjamin. ^2eGod hath not cast away his people ^fwhich he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith ^†of Elias? how he ^gmaketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, ³Lord, ^hthey have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. ⁴But what saith ⁱthe answer of God unto him? ^kI have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. ⁵Even so then at this present time also there is ^la remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶And ^mif by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. ⁷What then? ⁿIsrael hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were ^||blinded ⁸(According as it is written, ^oGod hath given them the spirit of ^||slumber, ^peyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. ⁹And David saith, ^qLet their table be made a snare, and a trap, and ^qqa stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: ¹⁰Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

¹¹I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? ^bGod forbid: but rather ^rthrough their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, ^sfor to provoke them to jealousy. ¹²Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the ^||diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? ¹³For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as ^tI am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: ¹⁴If by any means I may ^sprovoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and ^umight ^uwsave some of them. ¹⁵For if the casting away of them be the ^xreconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶For if ^ythe firstfruit be holy, ^zthe lump is also holy: and if ^athe root be holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷And if ^bsome of the branches be broken off, and thou, ^cbeing a wild olive tree, wert graffed in ^||among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of ^dthe olive tree; ¹⁸Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. ¹⁹Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. ²⁰Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou ^estandest by faith. ^eBe not highminded, but ^ffear: ²¹For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. ²²Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, ^gif thou continue in his goodness: otherwise ^hthou also shalt be cut off. ²³And ⁱthey also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. ²⁴For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

²⁵For ⁱⁱI would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, ^jlest ye should be wise in your own conceits; ^kthat ^||blindness ^lin part is happened to Israel, ^muntil the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶And ⁱso all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, ⁿThere shall come ^oout of Sion the Deliverer, and ^pshall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷For this is my covenant unto them, ^qwhen I shall take away their sins. ²⁸As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are ^rbeloved for the fathers’ sakes. ²⁹For the gifts and calling ^sof God are ^twithout repentance. ³⁰For as ye ^uin times past have not ^||believed God, ^wyet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: ³¹Even so have these also now not ^||believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. ³²For ^xGod hath ^||concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

³³O ^ythe depth of the riches both of ^ythe wisdom and ^zknowledge of God! ^ahow unsearchable are his judgments, and ^bhis ways ^cpast finding out! ^34dFor who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller? ³⁵Or ^ewho hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? ³⁶For ^fof him, and ^gthrough him, and ^gto him, are all things: ^hto ^†whom be glory for ever. Amen.